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2013-14 SEASON: Appeared in 73 games (all starts) for the Washington Wizards in his second NBA season, averaged 17.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.0 steals in 34.7 minutes. ... Scored a career-high 37 points on a career-high 15 field goals made at MEM (2/11)...Tallied 20 points, seven rebounds and four assists at GSW (1/28)...Scored 21 points at CHA (1/7)...Missed nine games (11/27-12/14) due to a stress injury to his right fibula...Had 26 points, eight points, and had seven rebounds at CLE (11/20)...Scored 17 points and had a career-high tying eight assists at PHI (11/6). PROFESSIONALLY: Was named to the 2012-13 NBA All Rookie First-Team…Named Eastern Conference rookie for the month in December 2012 and January 2013…Scored 12 points and had four assists in the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Houston (Feb ’12)…Set the Wizards franchise rookie record with 91 three-pointers made. 2012-13: Averaged 13.9 points (second on the team), 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in 56 games (46 starts)…Finished third among all NBA rookies in scoring, second in minutes per game (31.2) fourth among all rookies in three-point field goal percentage (.386)…Tallied 13 games of 20+ points and four games of 25+ points…Had three double-doubles…Posted six games with at least four three-pointers made…Averaged 15.0 points while shooting .468 from the field and .466 from three-point range in 25 games with John Wall in the line-up…Scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds vs. NYK (3/1)…Scored 26 points and nailed a career-high and Wizards rookie franchise record six three-point field goals at SAC (1/16)…Had 24 points and hit a career-high tying and rookie franchise record tying six-three pointers vs. TOR (3/31)…Recorded 22 points, five rebounds, four assists and hit the game-winning field goal vs. OKC (1/7) with 0.3 seconds left…Posted his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. CHA (11/24)…Missed 26 games due to injury; two games due to a sore back (12/21-12/22); five games due to sprained right wrist (1/30-2/6); six games due to a sprained left ankle; five games due to a sprained left ankle (3/22-3/29); eight games due to a stress injury to his right fibula (4/3-4/17). CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Washington Wizards in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 2012 NBA Draft. COLLEGIATELY: Averaged 14.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.4 steals per game in his only season at University of Florida…In addition to leading the Gators in rebounding, minutes (34.2) and steals, he led all guards in the six major conferences in rebounding…Was the first player in school history to be named First-Team All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman in the same season…Named to the NCAA West Region All-Tournament Team and All-SEC Tournament team…Was named SEC Freshman of the Week six times. PERSONAL: Participated in the 2013 White House Easter Egg Roll as a part of the Eggtivity Zone, joined President Barack Obama and other professional athletes in promoting health and wellness…Named the 2011 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year after his senior season in which he averaged 32.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.8 apg and 2.7 steals…A 2011 McDonald’s and Jordan Brand All-American…Scored 17 points in 21 minutes of action in the McDonald’s All American Game… Two-time Gatorade Player of the Year in Missouri (2010 and 2011)…Prior to his senior season, competed for Team USA in the U17 FIBA World Championships in Germany…Led the USA squad to the gold medal earning tournament MVP honors after averaging 18.3 points per game…Averaged 29.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game while leading Chaminade to a Class 5 district championships as a junior…Before his junior year of high school, anchored the U16 Team USA squad to a gold medal in June of 2009 at the World Championships in Mendoza, Argentina, where he averaged a team-best 19.0 points per game over the five-game schedule.